Dish washer



Dec. 23, 1941. -J. A; PERKINS DISH. WASHER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 9, 1959 ""llnululll'l'lv f' Me/'Zion' /afzzw @ef/fasi Dec. 23, 1941. J. A. PERKINS 2,266,902

DISH WASHER Filed Jan. 9,` 1939 2 sheets-sheet' 2 werf/07.

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- msn WASHER A Perkins, Inngmeadow, -`Mass, e AApplication January 9, 1939, Seral'No. 249,853

This invention'relates to domestic dish washfform'of'such apparatus attachable to the ordinary kitchen sin'k faucet.

Applicant v is aware hof the general developments in domestic dish washers and has analyzed their general'failure'to'successfully answer the practical 'requirementsaofl the 'dish washer as followsf" 1.Machines toolargek and Aexpensive for the average home. i

2. :Require too large-asupply of hotwater. 3.' Slow andL laborious to use, often requiring more Atimeto ll and clean the machine than normally required towash the dishes by hand.V

*Applicantis' also aware that many attempts to make a simplied form of dish` washing aping apparatus andV particularly to a 4simplified ratus'with the water control valve; and

I f water inlet'beingdesignated by the numeral II Fig'. 3 is anenlarged elevation view of my nozzle shown 'in section.

Now referring to the drawings, -I designate a conventional dual hot andcold water faucet body by the `numeral-lf As is welleknown, these vfaucets havehot -and cold water inlets, the hot vspray gun with the protective brush-enclosed and the cold water inletinot` shownl' by the numeral I2. The watersupply is controlled by handles such as I3, the body l'serving as a mixingl chamber wherebywater of any desired temperature and volume is obtained yby manipulationof the handles.V A swinging nozzle I 4 atparatus similar to'applicants device have been made, but such apparatus has failed' of success for one'zor moreof theV following-reasons:` -i\."Connee`tionY ofv apparatus to sink faucets faulty and troublesome.

taches to the bodyl-and is swingable in a radius to any Ydesired angle;Y` AThe above description 5. Control of washing and vrinsing solutions labsent or awkward andtroublesome'.

6. Hose and connectionsV bothersome-dificult to replace when worn.'` Y

l 7. Spray apparatus not convenient andn easily controlled. l

' f 8. Spray nozzle damages dishes.

9. Spray cleaning not effective on pots and pans vand hard-'to-cle'an dishes.

- 10'. Apparatus not easily'- detachable and storable.' Y

The applicant has devised an apparatus for washing dishes which has taken into account all applies to the well-known conventional kitchen sink faucet, all of which follow the same gen- :eral design. There are some slightvariations in dimensions which are taken into' consideration bythe applicant, as will later be disclosed.

A mixing chamber lbody I5 is tightly attached V to the swinging faucet nozzle I4 by being pressed .upwardly against theend of the faucet witha soft :rubber gasket VvII interposed between ythe parts. This pressing action is performed by the attachment member I I attached to the body I5- by screws I9 through tapped mating ho1es20, ZI orfj22. i This assortment of holes is made in order to adapt the connection to various commercial :forms'of faucets, and this range of holes is quite of the above diiculties by means which will later be described invdetail.l i

The particular object of this invention to vprovide a domestic dish washing apparatus lthat is simple, sturdy and effective. Another object is to provide an apparatus for effective in accomplishing this result. The body is pulled upward by the screwv 23 through thehandle 25'actuating' the saddlev block 24 on the 'yV top offthe faucet, whichco-acts with the vsection washing dishes that is quickly and easily attachable to the ordinary sink faucet.

And a still further object is to provide Soaping and brush means in combination with water spray means whereby all kinds of dishes and cooking utensils can be washed and rinsed quickly and eectively.

Other objects and benets will be disclosed in the following descriptions and drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a broken general view of my dish washing apparatus` attached to an ordinary kitchen sink faucet and showing the brush spray gun applied to a frying pan;

n.' under the faucet to' actuate the body l1' as a lever upward, thus pulling the body I5 into sealed ycontact withv the bottomV base' of the faucet by means of the rubber gasket I6.`A

structure is very effective because of the Vfirm flat contact thus provided being much better than any structure wherein'a rubber connector over the faucet-'nozzle is used, because little,y if any, deterioration of the parts results from repeated attachment and detachment of the apparatus.

A soap mixing chamber 26 is afxed cnthe top of the body I5 through the rubber gasket 21 by Y being forced downward by the screw 21 actuated by the handle 28 through the hinged U-strap member 22 affixed to the body I5 by lthe screws f 22. A special kind and form of soap bar 33 is preferably inserted in this mixing dome and taper-plug construction being held in firm contact with its seat by a spring washer 30 held in position by a handle 3| on the stem of the plug.

A pin 30 inserted in the handleV 3l controls f the V turning of the valve 29Yto off or on PQSion, thatV is.' to by-pass the water through the mixing chamber 26 or to permit free, straight circulathe dishes. The brush tufts surrounding the nozzle disk 39 are readily and naturally cleaned by the outflowing water through the tufts when the nozzle is held against any object, thereby providing a self-cleaning brush that may always be maintained in sanitary condition.

It will readily be appreciated that by the above structure I have provided a domestic dish washing apparatus thatmay be quickly, easily and repeatedly attached to a ,conventional sink faucet for the purpose of Vwashing dishes. The apparatus is small and compact and may be readily and easily tucked away when not in use. At the will of the operator an effective cutting stream of soapy Water may be used for washing dishes, which in conjunction with the brush on the end ofthe nozzle, is very eective in cleaning dishes Y as well as pots, pans and'cooking utensils. By

tion of water to the spray nozzle. weil shown Fig. 1, the handle 3Imay be thrown either to rinse or soap position at the will of the Y operator. This two-way valve structure iswellknown. and with the above explanation, applicant believes that its operation will be completelyk understood. 'l

Attachment of the rubber hose to the body I5 isjprovided by the stepped seal nipple 34. It will b e noted thatfthisnipple is directed angu- -larly upward for the particular purpose of providing support for the hose 4l in an upward looped arc, as` indicated in Fig. 1. f Similarly, the

rs lleppdseal nipple 40 on the spray gun body is placed in a corresponding 4angular position for the same purpose. I purposely make the hose of a full reversing the handle 3|, the soap is cut on and clear rinse water may be applied to the dishes, thus effectively providing power rinsing means.

As will readilybe appreciated, all parts are easily and quickly disassembled. the hose may be replaced, and generally I provide a simple, sturdy structure that lmaybe maintained in good working order indefinitely.VV A

Having thus described my invention, Lclaim: 1. In a soap-mixing device,-a body portion-.having inlet and outlet openings and a relatively small and a relatively large recess formed in the upper'surface thereof, said smallrecess constituting said inlet opening, a water passageway Y 'through said body communicating with said inrubbercompound which although being completely. exible, retains sufficient stiffness in order that it maybeheld upward and out of the way when the apparatus is in use. I also desirel to point out that by using a thick wall full Yrubber hose, lfirm sealed connection is made with the body l5 and the lspray gun 35 without the use of hose clamps or the like. isquite advantageous and convenient when the hose must 'bereplaced. I

' The brush spray gunhas a body 35preferably Vmade of a metal diecasting. to which-isattached ay gun type handle 36 madeofBakelite or similar compound. I have found 'this gun type :of

handle to be most convenient,l and the handle being. made of Bakelite, a non-conductor, the operator .is not aected by heat from the hot Y rinse vWater when used. On the ends of the gun body 35, as well shown in'Flg. V3, is a nozzle member 35having brush tufts radiatingsidewise and endwise, as shown, and completely covering the perforated nozzle .disk 33. Although this brush .Y is usedas a cleaning means, whennecessary, it

is also. very effective as .a protective device .pre-

' venting metallic lcontact of the gun nozzle with let yand, outlet openings and with said large recess, ,means 'for removably `clamping said body on a faucet, the Yend of the faucet being adapted to be tightly seated inthe small recess, a soap container-removably mounted in the large recess, and-"a valve positioned in the -bottomgof the large. recess constructed and Y arranged for se- V lectively by-passing water through the soap container or directly to said outlet opening. i 2. In a soapl mixing device,'a bocLv portion hav- `ing inlet and .outlet Aopenings and a relatively Ysmall and a relatively llarge'recess formed in the upper surface thereof, said small recess constituting said inlet opening, a water passageway through said body communicating Awith said inlet and-outlet openings and withsaid large recess, an arm pivotally and-adjustably connected to said body engageable with a faucet and a. clamp onsaid arm for demountably attaching said body to the faucet, the end of the faucet being adapted to be tightly seated in the small recess, .a soap containerY removably mounted in the large recess, anda valve positioned in the bottom of the largerecess constructed and arranged for selectively by-passing-water through the soap container or directly to said outlet open- JAMEs A. PERKINS. 

